IRCON : coach manufacturing by Modern Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli
- IRCON : coach manufacturing by Modern Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli
- In a remarkable achievement for the Indian Railways, Mordern Coach Factory in Rae Bareli has set a record of manufacturing 10,000 coaches since its inception in April 2023
- The factory was planned at a total cost of Rs 3,192 crores with an annual capacity of 1,000 coaches. The foundation stone of the factory was laid in 2007 and the construction work started in 2009.
- It is the third rail coach manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways at Lalganj near Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh. besides Integral Coach Factory in perambur in Tamil Nadu and Rail Coach factory at Kapurthala in Punjab, this factory has been serving to the needs of the Indian Railways since its inception on November 7, 2012.\
- Besides manufacturing stainless steel LHB coaches for the Indian railways, the MCF has been designing modern day coach including train sets, metro coaches, alluminium body coaches, bullet train coaches and high speed coaches to meet upcoming demands.
- The factory manufactures Deen Dayalu coaches, Antyodaya Express coaches, Humsafar coaches, Tejas coaches and AC 3 Tier Economy coaches.
- MCF is also the first unit of Indian Railways to get IRIS (International Railway Industries Standard) certification (ISO 22163: 2017) for manufacture and design of rolling stock.
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